Former undisputed UFC bantamweight titleholder. Cody Garbrandt has been branded the most important risk to the title reign of present kingpin, Merab Dvalishvili — by former two-fight rival and fellow ex-champion, T.J. Dillashaw.
Garbrandt, who has been sidelined since UFC 300 final yr, most not too long ago noticed his spectacular two-fight profitable run halted in a one-sided, eventual second spherical rear-naked choke submission loss towards former flyweight titleholder, Deiveson Figueiredo.
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Previous to that, Ohio veteran, Cody Garbrandt had turned in a pair of back-to-back wins over each Trevin Jones, after which Brian Kelleher — ending the latter with a thunderous first spherical knockout win at UFC 296.
As for Dvalishvili, the Georgian fan-favorite efficiently defended the bantamweight crown for the primary time at UFC 311 earlier this month, handing the streaking, Umar Nurmagomedov his first-ever skilled loss in a hard-fought unanimous choice win within the night time’s co-main occasion.
Cody Garbrandt backed as huge risk to Merab Dvalishvili
And himself linked with a shocking comeback from retirement to tackle champion, Dvalishvili in a return to competitors, Angels Camp veteran, Dillashaw has truly claimed former coaching companion turned bitter enemy, Cody Garbrandt is the champion’s present hardest check.
“I’d like to see (Cody) Garbrandt fight him (Merab Dvalishvili) eventually,” T.J. Dillashaw mentioned throughout an interview on the JAXXON Podcast. “as soon as Garbrandt will get a few wins again underneath his belt. Like Garbrandt can wrestle, dude. Like I prepare with Garbrandt so much. He’s so f*cking quick. He’s like a cat on his toes.
“He’s hard to take down. And as soon as he gets his confidence back, he hits like a truck,” T.J. Dillashaw defined. “He’s faster than I think. He could do really good if he can get a run going and get believing in himself and like he could be a threat.”
Throughout his promotional run, Garbrandt scooped the undisputed bantamweight title with a shocking upset win over Dominick Cruz again in 2016, and has turned in different notable wins over the likes of Raphael Assuncao, Marcus Brimage, Thomas Almeida, and Takeya Mizugaki.
